The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-01-01
Corr
LET.
Another Good Man Gone-Christmas ana
New Year-Something About Good
Resolutions, &C., &c.
BALTIMoRE. December 29th. IS86

BALTIMORE, December 18th, 1886.
Messrs. Editors The death of Gen. John A..
Logan, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, is
q sad event. 1t, however, is one of those things
that must take place with all of or later.
His time had come. Already the sad event has
been chronicled all over the country and in most
parts of the civilized world through the wonder
full power of electricity. l knew him personally
and by reputation many years. lie had the repu-
tation, justly, of being purely honest and stood
we'll before the world. That he patriotic,
loyal and brave there can be no doubt, and ranked
well among his countrymen. He fought CALAMITY
for the Union in the days of its trial and out
victor. He has gone home to his fathers and so
let him rest. He has left a name behind him in
remembrance through many generations. He
stood high in our nation as q statesman and might
have been destined to go still higher reaching
to the Presidency, but death cut him off in per-
haps the hour of ambition. He has gone home to
rest from earths tolls and troubles. Let him rest
where no sound shall awake him and the clangor
of battle will be unheard. The great beauty of
his character was honesty. So far as he could he
did right, and what more could we expect. He
strove to do the best he could for his fellowmen
and was rising in the worlds estimation. He
will be deeply mourned. He was shining mark
that could not fail to be signalized. He leaves a
wife and an interesting family to mourn his
absence with thousands of others.
Christmas was a beautiful day and observed
with due respect everywhere throughout Christen-
dom. / have seldom ever seen o more beautiful
Christmas. All seemed to enjoy it-young and
old-to their hearts delight. few days more
and we will be called upon to celebrate New Year,
the ending of the old and beginning of o new an
nual round for 1887. May it be one of prosperity
and good fortune to ALL with good health and
happiness. 1t is generally an occasion for good
resolves This is all very well, but let those who
wish to do right do all the time, on New Years
or any other day, to the best of their knowledge
This is short creed and easily understood
When about to do an act let them ask themselve:
is this right? If it is, and so convinced, do it,
We will seldom make mistake. If drinking toe
much of intoxicating liquors, don't do so any more
So with all other evils. 1t is better to do right
than wrong all the time. There will be no com
FUNCTIONS of conscience or regrets. So l say to
ALL on this and other days, do right and listen tC
that little silent monitor within. tits seldom mis-
taken. So do not put off until the New Year, but
now is the accepted time, at the beginning and
ending of every day. 1t is well enough to make
good resolves, but dangerous to leave them all fol
one day of the year and wait until it comes again
to re- resolve for broken vows Let all who will
think of these things and they may save them
selves a good deal of trouble and vexation.-
Permit me to say to your many readers and your
selves that 1 wish all happy New Year and the
compliments of the season. May you live as long
as you want to and be happy all the time, Away
doing right.
find that when a general holiday comes or
Saturday and no mail is delivered until Monday
morning, that it works badly. People who depend
on the letter carriers do not get their papers and
letters for two days, many of which might be i'm
portant. The postofice is only open for few
hours and if the weather is bad persons do not &C
to the office at all. Can it not be remedied in
some way? Let one mail, at least, be sent out
especially when two holidays come togethe-, as
they did on Christmas, succeeded by Sunday
The subject is worth looking into by our post
master.
The newsboys and bootblacks had jolly time
of it on Christmas day. They we're stuffed to
overlooking and enjoyed their feast hugely. They
all behaved themselves in good order.
learn it is not likely that the custom OF max
ing New Year calls will be INDUCED in to so grea
an extent as it has been, though many intend 60
ing out. The day will be legal holiday. Secu
lar business will be very generally suspended.
I notice the serious illness of Judge Woods, Of
the U. S. S1preme Court. Sick as he was he pro
nounced a beautiful and touching eulogy on the
late Gen. Logan.
The Democratic reform party has thus far done
nothing special towards making a new revolution
in Democratic movements. They will finally en-
deavor to compromise all difficulties and come to-
gether, giving and taking.
notice that Hon. george cotton, preslueht VI
our Police Board, has consented to deliver lee
ture on "Labor, its trials and triumphs" at Chest
nut Grove Presbyterian Church, in your county
on the 9th of January. 1t, have no doubt, will
be very interesting and instructive, as the lecturer
is perfectly familiar with the subject and good
speaker. Those wac can should hear him.
The New Yea, I am told, will usher in with a
prospect of coed business early in the season.
Merchants are now preparing for it. Our city il
certainly growing otherwise rapidly. Mechanics
and laborers have plenty to do and good wages
This is the season of the year, however, when moi
much commercial business is done. Merchants
are generally preparing for a new start and wind
ing up of old affairs. Prices are steady but moi
settled nor will they be for some days. The Corr
and Flour Exchange is only moderately attended
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